Reality TV

I never really was into watching reality TV, until just recently, where I have found a few shows that I enjoy. My favorite show is by far Jersey Shore, I find it hilarious and it reminds me of when I used to live in New York because of the way that all of the people on the show talk with their accents. I also like the shows Pawn Stars and Cops. I like Pawn Stars due to how it teaches the audience how much things are worth and the negotiations in pawn shops and other businesses. I also like Cops, because being police officer is a career choice that I am interested in, along with how I used to always watch the show with my Dad, who was a cop as well, and would tell me all of his stories while he was on the job. The one show that I do not like at all is 16 and Pregnant, the one time I watched it I was forced to do it and found that although it is a very difficult situation, the girls on the show are extremely annoying. Overall, I find that reality shows are entertaining, especially if they are funny or teach me something interesting.

Reality TV

Personally, I do not watch too many reality TV shows but I do think they can be entertaining. It's always fun to see how good some people have it in life and it's also relieving to see there are others who go through the same problems as you in life or maybe even worse. I'm not the type of person to sit in front of the TV with the remote control and just flip through every channel expecting to find something good, but when I do watch TV I more than likely already know what show or movie to watch. The only reality TV shows I can recall watching are Jersey Shore (of course) and Extreme Makeover. Of course I've caught a glimpse every now and then of shows like The Amazing Race, Wife Swap, etc. but I've never been too interested in them. I guess I'm more inclined to watch comedic shows like The Office or Weeds than shows that are only about other people's lives, unless the reality TV show is funny or just captivating.

RTV

I find that a lot of rtv is very entertaining. I do like to watch some of the shows. I love watching them because all of them are good in their own way. Ya, it's not always the best show out there, but they are fun to watch and always good for a laugh. While, most of them aren't meant to be taken seriously, like Jersey Shore and Cutthroat, there are still some good ones out there like World of Jenks and The Amazing Race. RTV shows are all a matter perspective and what you want to watch. Some are meant to be eye opening and showcase problems while others are just meant to make you laugh for an hour. But by watching any rtv show, they accomplished their goal of drawing you in and keeping your attention.

RTV: Boredom's Last Resort

To me, reality television is something that should not be taken seriously in most circumstances. I don't necessarily love it, but I also don't hate it. Watching reality TV is basically something I watch when I want to either get my mind off something or am extremely bored and there is nothing else good on TV. Some of the shows I have watched in the past include: Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Flipping Out, What Not to Wear, NatGeo documentaries, Celebrity Rehab, and Gene Simmon's Family Jewels. My two favorite shows are Gene Simmon's Family Jewels and Keeping Up With the Kardashians, mainly because I find their individual personalities along with their family dynamics very entertaining and comical. The shows also deal with issues that a lot of families in the "real world" deal with, however the shows can put some things into a different perspective that can help people/ families going through similar things feel better. My least favorite show (right below Jersey Shore) is Bridalplasty, which a brand new show in its first season on Entertainment Television. It is a show where a group of soon-to-be brides are put into a mansion together and compete in wedding-related challenges. The prize for winning a challenge is a plastic surgery procedure of their choice, and the ultimate prize is a "perfect" wedding. Personally I find this show to be horrible. These women have such a negative self-image that they feel they need to change every aspect of their body in order to have a good wedding, when what they should be focusing on is the person they are marrying. All in all, I feel reality TV is a good escape from your own reality, but in some circumstances can be detrimental to society.

RealityTV

There are many Reality TV shows out there. I think everyone could find something that they enjoy watching at some point. I personally am not a huge fan but I find some of them entertaining to watch. I don't really enjoy watching all of the drama, fighting and breakups on Jersey Shore. I don't really see how it became so popular, maybe I just never watched it enough to really get into it. I also don't like the shows about teen pregnancy. The way I see it is teen pregnancy is not a positive thing why would you make a whole show about it. Some of the Reality TV shows I find pointless to watch. I do watch shows like So you think you can dance, American idol and Mythbusters, shows like these i find interesting every once in a while because I like watching shows about talent or ones that I can learn something from.

Reality TV: limitless

Reality TV is a broad genre, with a wide variety of topics that can appeal to anybody's tastes. The immensely popular British show Top Gear has recently been transformed into an American Version, and in the American version there was recently a race between a speed boat, a sea plane, and a Lotus. This race took place mid-day, on a civilian highway (and obviously in the air, and sea), the police warned the driver not to speed over a bridge for safety reasons, the driver ignored the warning, endangering himself and the film crew in an attempt to win. Well he was caught, and justly cited. However their was a deeper impact in his actions, he taught young drivers that it is okay to not obey the "rules of the road." However, many reality shows are actually very beneficial to their viewers. Shows like: I shouldn't be alive, and Man vs. Wild can teach us important survival skills. Shows like: Pawn Stars, and, American Pickers teach us the value of every day objects, as well as how our history is still relevant today, with the use of the wacky miscellaneous objects that they deal with every day. This Variety of reality television goes to show not just the genre's variety, but the variety of viewers that reality TV has.

Reality TV Thoughts

There is just something about reality TV shows that make me throw up a little, every time I watch them, they just dont go down well. Maybe its because most of these reality programs are essentially overdone game shows sprinkled in with episodes of lets-get-drunk-and-see-who-can-embarass-themselves-the-most (I'm looking at you "Jersey Shore" and "Real World"). Or perhaps it's my own jealous nature that prevents me from watching and enjoying others be awarded lavish grand prizes. I mean watching "Pimp My Ride" doesn't exactly make me feel better about my rusting '99 Camry, and unless I'm receiving a portion of the one million dollars bestowed to "Survivor: Nicaragua" champion, Jud Birza, I don't see why I shouldn't keep flipping through the channels. Still other reality shows, profile the everyday ongoings of several celebrity families whose lives tend to be just as monotonous and boring as ours.

However there are exceptions, for one ,"Mythbusters", is a thoroughly entertaining science reality show that is also somewhat educational, a rarity for the genre. While "Cops" is absolutely thrilling! Real Officers chasing down real criminals, its the closest you get to riding shotgun with an actual police officer, minus the bulletproof vest.

If you haven't guessed by now, I am not the biggest reality show fan, but the fact that each channel features a reality show, or two,(or three) means they are firmly cemented in the television landscape. So for now, I guess I'll just pop an Alka-Seltzer next time "Jersey Shore" comes on.